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Indre-et-Loire
Centre

Avenue André Malraux

Monument aux morts de 1870-71

War Memorial 1870-71

Marcel Gaumont
1914

Description

Stone statue of a soldier protecting a woman with the coat of arms of Tours. Behind them lies a died or wounded soldier.

Inscription(s)

a la
MEMOIRE
des officiers et soldats
dv 88^e regiment de mobiles
d'Indre-et-Loire
Morts
POVR LA PATRIE
1870-1871

ce monument
eleve par sovscription pvbliqve
ete inavgvre
le 12 jvillet 1914
—
HONNEVR avx MORTS

Annotation

Inaugurated 12 July 1914 on the Place du Chardonnet, replaced in the 1970s.

Sculptor

Marcel Gaumont (Tours 1880 - Paris 1962), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Un regard sur Tours, Monument aux morts de la guerre 1870-1871.

Locatie (N 47°23'51" - E 0°41'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frce029; Photograph: 30 August 2011
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